Film lensman dies of crab allergy in Goa

MUMBAI: Director of photography Bobby Singh (38) died of a heart attack in Goa on Tuesday after he developed an allergic reaction on eating crabs, an industry source said.
Singh had just finished shooting for his last film Special Chhabis and was on a holiday with his family in Goa. Filmmaker Anurag Basu said, "It has come as a rude shock to me. I have very few friends in the film industry and Bobby was one of them.He was an asthma patient and I guess the allergy aggravated it."
Singh started as an assistant on Raj N Sippy's film Shehzade, John Mathan Mathew's Sarfarosh and Murugudoss's Ghajini. Basu said, "He worked with me on Life in A Metro and Kites. He was full of life and made everyone happy.More than our friendship, his family and my family bonded well. He has seven-year-old child.
'' Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt said, "The news of Bobby's sudden death has shattered us. He was a match winner. His contribution to our films made a world of difference.''
Passed away in Goa. He was 38. An industry source said, Bobby developed an allergic reaction after eating a crab which was followed by a heart attack.''
Singh had just finished shooting for his last film Special Chhabis was on a holiday with his family in Goa. Filmmaker Anurag Basu said, it has come as a rude shock to me. I have very few friends in the film industry and Bobby was one of them. He was an asthma patient and I guess the allergy aggravated it.''
Bobby Singh started as an assistant on Raj N Sippy's film Shehzade, John Mathan Mathew's film Sarfarosh and Murugudoss's Ghajni. Basu said, he worked with on Life in A Metro and Kites. He was full of life and made everyone around him happy. More than my friend his family and my family bonded well. He has seven year old child.''
Singh has to his credit films like The Dirty Picture, No Problem, Gangster, Woh Lamhe, Jannat 2 and Kuch Luv Jaisa. Singh got his first independent film Gangster in just one meeting with Mahesh Bhatt. Bhatt said, The news of Bobby's sudden death has shattered us all. He was a match winner. His contribution to our films made a world of difference.''